Enlightening podcast from ConsumerismCommentary.com

Posted by maggiebaker on Jun 2, 2011 in General, Money, Personal Finance | 0 comments

On May 22, I was interviewed by Bryan Busch of ConsumerismCommentary.   Bryan did a great interview about emotional/financial literacy, behavioral economics and how couples relate to money.  Intriguing stories emerged about how some couples try and get around anticipated criticism from each other about their spending habits.  Click to listen to...

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TWEENS GET EDGE ON FINANCIAL LITERACY

Posted by maggiebaker on May 24, 2011 in General | 0 comments

It is becoming more commonplace for public schools to offer financial literacy courses  in middle school. To make financial literacy training as realistic as possible, Junior Achievement partnered with Fairfax County Public Schools and the Fairfax, VA business community to create a 20,000 square foot facility called Junior Achievement Finance Park. The park is a high-tech mall-like building with...

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New Study Sheds Light On Our Money Behavior

Posted by maggiebaker on May 17, 2011 in General, Money, Personal Finance | 3 comments

The New York Times published a great piece last week about a new academic study by Kansas State University research associate professor (and financial therapy guru) Brad Klontz. The report, “Money Beliefs and Financial Behaviors: Development of the Klontz Money Script Inventory,” appeared in the current issue of The Journal of Financial Therapy. Dr. Klontz asked 422 people about 72 money...

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Financial Wellness and Crazy About Money on CBS 3

Posted by maggiebaker on May 12, 2011 in General, Holistic Wealth, Money, Personal Finance | 0 comments

I spoke with CBS 3 reporter Valerie Levesque about common financial pitfalls and emotional issues around money. Have a look to learn what your spending habits say about...

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Money, Personified

Posted by maggiebaker on May 7, 2011 in Money, Personal Finance | 0 comments

This week, I spoke with the financially-savvy members of the Philadelphia Business Network about fostering a healthy relationship with money. We started with an exercise in which I asked the group to imagine what money would look like if it were a person. I like this exercise because it helps each person focus on the concept of his relationship to money. Just as you can describe your spouse or...

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